Retro Gaming News
‘Sonic Wings Special’ is this week’s Console Archives release. After taking us on a trip to feudal Japan last week with its console reissue of the NES title Nobunaga’s Ambition, Hamster, the creator of Console Archives, has announced plans to send players to the skies this week with a rerelease of Video System’s 1996 PlayStation…
Way back in 2020 MegaStyle released the Commodore 64 game called ‘Captain Cloudberry’. A game whereby you play as Captain Cloudberry, on mission to destroy radioactive weather balloons that have given an evil witch complete control of the atmosphere, keeping the villagers trapped in her meteorological terror. Well fast forward to today, and if you…
“I don’t have the time nor energy to do something I’ll mostly get negativity for”. While the world of retro emulation has connected gamers with experiences they might otherwise not have had without buying original hardware, it’s often an odd and somewhat toxic landscape populated by many people who, despite getting something for nothing, are…
…just don’t expect it to do a great deal. Croc has been in the news quite a bit recently, and with good reason – Argonaut’s 3D platformer got a long-overdue re-release on modern systems, giving younger generations a chance to see what all of the fuss is about. What’s even more surprising is that a…
“This is normal behavior”. Chinese hardware maker AYANEO has been accused of spying on its users. A user on Mr. Sujano’s GitHub flagged the potential issue, reporting that they had discovered the AYAWindow app on their Pocket DS Android handheld was taking screenshots “every single time” an action is carried out on the device. Read…
Second-stick syndrome. Remember the Dream Color Plus? This forthcoming aftermarket pad promises a built-in colour VMU screen, rumble, built-in microphone and wireless connectivity – but its biggest selling point has only just been revealed. As reported by The Dreamcast Junkyard, the people behind this controller have just shown off a new prototype which includes a…
Video System’s 1997 title ‘Pop’N Bounce’ is coming to consoles. Video System’s 1997 arcade game Pop’N Bounce (known in Japan as Gapporin) will be released on Nintendo Switch and PS4 on Thursday, March 12th, the Arcade Archives creator Hamster revealed earlier today. Developed for SNK’s Neo Geo MVS (Multi Video System) arcade board, Pop’N Bounce…
Peter Moore explains why he went to bat for his former employer, EA. Peter Moore, one feels, has really seen it all. An executive whose career has straddled the world of sports, clothing and video games, Moore has held roles at companies such as Sega, Microsoft and EA – and has been speaking to The…
Nobody to love. DMA Design’s Body Harvest is one of those unique titles which, despite enduring a torrid development process and not finding the audience it perhaps deserved, can nonetheless be considered an important moment in the history of the studio which created it; DMA would, of course, eventually evolve into Rockstar Games and find…
‘Sigma Star DX’ is an improved version of the 2005 title. The Shantae developer WayForward has revealed the release date for Sigma Star Saga DX, its updated version of the cult classic Game Boy Advance shoot ’em up/RPG. According to a new “Story Trailer” from the developer, the game will be released on April 7th,…